Queenstown from above

Still here!

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April 17th 2009
So there isn't much to tell to be honest. Ive been in Queenstown since Sunday. It is nice here, the weather has been great and I've spent my time doing not very much. Had a few walks, cooked a few meals, watched many films. I walked up the hill to the top of the gondola yesterday which was nice. and today. nowt! Tomorrow I got to Christchurch. Should be fun, have heard mixed reports, but at l ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Queenstown

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more